Mayor Bloomberg's Design and Construction Excellence (DC+E) Program

On behalf of the AIA Los Angeles Political Outreach Committee, I cordially invite you to a reception on Friday, October 2 (6pm) at AECOM Design, which will feature a presentation by the Commissioner of the NYC Department of Design and Construction, David J. Burney, FAIA, about Mayor Bloomberg's Design and Construction Excellence (DC+E) Program. The AIA/LA Political Outreach Committee presents.... Mayor Bloomberg's Design and Construction Excellence (DC+E) Program David J. Burney, FAIA Commissioner of the NYC Department of Design and Construction Friday, October 2, 2009 (6-8pm) AECOM Design 515 S. Flower Street, 8th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 T 213.593.8100 www.aecom.com Drinks and light refreshments will be served! Very limited capacity. No-host parking RSVP to [email protected] This presentation will serve as an excellent opportunity for the Los Angeles area architecture and design community to become more familiar with Mayor Bloomberg's Design and Construction Excellence (DC+E) Program, which is led by Commissioner Burney and his staff of 1200. "D+CE enables New York City to aggressively pursue an innovative and ambitious public works program in partnership with the most creative and experienced design professionals in the world. Its strategies focus on new procurement methods, new business policies aimed at enhancing project management, developing more accurate project scheduling guidelines, tightening the budget process, and creating contemporary continuing education and evaluation standards." AIA/LA POC co-Chairs Roger Sherman, AIA and Jim Favaro, AIA will frame the discussion with Commissioner Burney and moderate a Q&A session after the presentation.